One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples. 1. "What's the matter?" "I went to a party last night, so I…" 2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…" 3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
This passage tells us mainly about _________.
A.the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language B.how to guess what one is going to talk about C.some examples of right guessing D.how important it is to guess all the time
A.didn't have a good time. B.went to bed very late. C.felt unhappy. D.got up very early.
A.have a good rest and take good care of yourself. B.have something to drink. C.get some help from your friends. D.be more careful.
A.famous film stars. B.beautiful women. C.famous speakers. D.talkative women.
A.the only way B.more important in spoken English than in written English C.more important than any other way D.more important in written English than in spoken English
When learning new vocabulary, don’t just memorize a list of words. Instead, try to five sentences using each new word. Then use the new word as often as you can day you learn it. This you will remember new words much longer.
Practising sounds, you know, is —the “th” sound for example. Choose words that begin “th” and repeat(重复) them over and over again you are comfortable with them. Let’s try! This , that , those, them, think, thought, through, thin….
Read, read, read—in English, of course! Reading is one of the best ways to increase(增加) your vocabulary improve your grammar in a natural and fun way. Be to choose topics(话题) or books you are interested in.
When someone is talking in English, the main(主要的) point. If you hear a word you don’t understand, ignore(忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will everything else the person is saying.
A.make B.remember C.say D.speak
A.some B.the first C.each D.the second
A.time B.word C.day D.way
A.easy B.difficult C.terrible D.funny
A.from B.at C.in D.with
A.until B.when C.after D.since
A.so B.and C.but D.or
A.quick B.necessary C.sure D.important
A.hear B.see C.look for D.listen for
A.guess B.catch C.miss D.get
完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so slow. The mother decided that she would help her sons to do well in school by . She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his whispered and wondered. “He said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were amazed. Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.
Later Ben became the student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and became one of the best doctors in the United States.
A.young B.youngest C.younger D.more younger
A.herself B.himself C.themselves D.her
A.that B.if C.how D.why
A.think B.leave C.ask D.answer
A.classmates B.students C.teachers D.friends
A.always B.ever C.sometimes D.never
A.found B.played C.knew D.heard
A.whether B.what C.where D.why
A.top B.slow C.low D.rich
A.at first B.at the end C.at last D.now
完形填空
Hi! I’m Wang Mei. It’s my Chinese name. I’m an ______ girl. My birthday is _____January. I’m thirteen years old. I have a brother, Wang Wei. Of course, Wang Wei is _____ his Chinese name. Our favorite_____ at school is Chinese history, _____ we think it’s very interesting. In our school, we often help other (其他的) students _____ their English. So they like us very much.
Oh, we have some interesting things to do this week. On Monday, we have a soccer game. Many teachers and students want _____ it. ____ Wednesday evening, we have an English party. And on Friday, we have a great book sale in the school library. You can buy the books _____ good prices. This is a _____ busy week. See you!A. Chinese B. AmericanC. England(英国)
A. at B. in C. on
A. too B. also C. very
A. lessons B. classes C. subject
A. but B. because C. or
A. with B. for C. in
A. see B. to watch C. to look at
A. in B. at C. on
A. onB. for C. at
A. real B. really C. so
完形填空(每小题1分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,然后从每小题所给的三个选项中选择一个最佳答案,并将其字母标号填入题前括号中。
We live in the “computer age.” Long ago computers couldn’t do . They were very big and . They used a lot of energy. Only a few people were in them. Today computers are and cheaper. They can difficult work.
Computers important for many reasons. They work faster and make fewer mistakes. They can remember much information. A computer can work out millions of problems a few seconds. A person might need years so many problem.
People now use computers in nearly very kind of work. Computers are very useful and the of computers is growing. More computers mean more jobs for people, people need to run(操作)and mend them.
Would you like to learn how to run a computer?A. many B. much C. a lot of
A. cheap B. expensive C. more expensive
A. interest B. interestingC. interested
A. small B. smallerC. turn
A. do B. makeC. to play
A. turns B. gotC. become
A. in B. for C .at
A. work B. to work out C. to work
A. use B. useful C. useless
A. why B. how C. because
完型填空 (10’)
Hello, my friends. My name is Judy. I was born in 2005. I am English. _____ I live in China with my family. There are _____people in my family.
My hair is yellow. My _____ are blue like the sea. I like going ______very much. Green grass, blue sky…Everything is so_____. I like flowers very much. I like their beautiful_____, red, yellow, white and blue. I like swimming very much. River, sea, pool…Very cool.
My father is Alfred. He works_____ a football club. My mother is an English teacher in my school. I _____ a brother. His name is Simon. He _____at Sunshine Middle School. He is in Grade 8. He is good at all his lessons. He also does well in _____. He can play basketball and football well.
A.and B.so C.or D.but
A.three B.four C.five D.six
A.eyes B.nose C.ears D.mouth
A.up B.down C.over D.out
A.sad B.bad C.nice D.well
A.colours B.flowers C.clothes D.classes
A.of B.on C.with D.in
A.do B. does C.have D. has
A.learns B.teaches C.studies D.helps
A.sports B.music C.reading D.cooking